Bill Text: IL HR0911 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Jerry D. Bratcher, former police chief of Palatine.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0911 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0911-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jerry D. | ||||||
4 | Bratcher, former police chief of Palatine, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | August 20, 2020; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was born on August 15, 1934; he | ||||||
7 | served in the U.S. Marine Corps, enlisting at the age of 17 | ||||||
8 | during the Korean War; he was a drill instructor and earned the | ||||||
9 | rank of sergeant before he was honorably discharged; he earned | ||||||
10 | his bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Illinois | ||||||
11 | University; he earned a second master's degree in Public | ||||||
12 | Administration from Roosevelt University; he graduated from | ||||||
13 | the FBI National Academy and the Southern Police Institute; and
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14 | WHEREAS, After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Chief | ||||||
15 | Bratcher had a 40-year career in law enforcement; he first | ||||||
16 | joined the DeKalb Police Department, where he rose through the | ||||||
17 | ranks to captain; he later accepted the chief of police | ||||||
18 | position in Rochelle and served there for five years; he then | ||||||
19 | became the chief of police in Palatine, where he served for 25 | ||||||
20 | years; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Chief Jerry Bratcher's tenure as the chief of | ||||||
22 | police was marked by the adoption of many innovative policing |
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1 | techniques, including implementing a local crime prevention | ||||||
2 | unit, making the Palatine Police Department the first police | ||||||
3 | department to do so in the State of Illinois; under his | ||||||
4 | leadership, the department adopted a neighborhood-based | ||||||
5 | policing approach and started requiring four-year college | ||||||
6 | degrees for new officer hires; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was preceded in death by his wife | ||||||
8 | of 53 years, Helen; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was the loving father of Kim | ||||||
10 | O'Brien, Steve (Nancy) Bratcher, and Nicole Sisk; and he was | ||||||
11 | the cherished grandfather of 13 grandchildren and 1 | ||||||
12 | great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we mourn the passing of Jerry D. Bratcher, former police chief | ||||||
16 | of Palatine, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
17 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Chief Bratcher as an expression of | ||||||
20 | our deepest sympathy.
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